Desk and desk frame with cable management for it
The desk frame with a cable management system addresses cable tangling and safety issues by incorporating an enclosing tube with a cable routing channel and decorative covers, achieving organized cable storage and improved structural integrity.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2026-01-05
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-09
AI Technical Summary
Conventional desks lack cable management functionality, leading to tangled and scattered cables from electronic devices, affecting appearance and posing safety risks.
A desk frame with an enclosing tube and cable routing channel for organizing cables, featuring a fixed tube with a longitudinal cable entry channel and entry sections, along with decorative covers to enhance aesthetics and structural strength.
The solution provides effective cable organization and storage within the enclosing tube, enhancing structural strength while maintaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
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Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND OF REVELATION Technical Area
[0001] The present disclosure relates to desks and specifically to a desk and a desk frame with cable management for it. Description of the related area
[0002] Generally, a desk consists of a desktop, a frame, and two legs. The two legs are attached to the frame, and the desktop rests on the frame and is secured to it.
[0003] A fixed plate is provided on each of two outer sides of the desk frame, and these two fixed plates are used to support and lock the desktop.
[0004] However, the frame of a desk in this field typically lacks any management functionality. When multiple electronic devices (such as computer towers, monitors, speakers, and headphones, etc.) are used on the desk, their cables become tangled and scattered across the surface, not only detracting from the appearance but also posing a risk of accidental contact due to the exposed cables. This is a long-standing problem that has been criticized.
[0005] In view of the aforementioned disadvantage of the related field, the author of the present disclosure has set himself the goal of conducting research and applying theories to overcome the disadvantage of the related field. SUMMARY OF THE REVELATION
[0006] The primary purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a desk and a desk frame with cable management for it, wherein a fixed tube contained in a desk frame is an enclosing tube and a cable routing channel is formed for cable routing inside the fixed tube.
[0007] To solve the above-mentioned problem, the present disclosure discloses a desk frame with cable management, which can store cables and which includes: a desk frame comprising a base body and at least one fixed tube arranged on the base body, wherein the fixed tube is an enclosing tube and defines a longitudinal direction, a cable entry channel defined in the fixed tube along the longitudinal direction, and at least one first cable entry section connected to the cable entry channel, wherein the first cable entry section of the fixed tube allows the cable to enter the cable entry channel.
[0008] The present disclosure also discloses a desk comprising: a desk frame with cable management as described above; and a desktop top placed on the desk frame and attached to at least one of the attached tubes.
[0009] In comparison to related fields, the present disclosure offers the following advantages: since the fixed pipe is an encasing pipe, it allows a cable entry duct for cable routing, storage, and / or cable organization to be enclosed within the pipe. Furthermore, the use of the encasing pipe increases the structural strength of the fixed pipe. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. Figure 1 is a front view of a desk of the present disclosure and various electronic products used in the desk; Fig. Figure 2 is a perspective view of a desk and an attached pipe thereof in accordance with a first embodiment of the present disclosure; Fig. Figure 3 is another perspective view of a desk and an attached pipe thereof in accordance with the first embodiment of the present disclosure; Fig. Figure 4 is a partial view of a desk and an attached tube thereof in accordance with the first embodiment of the present disclosure; Fig. 5 is a single-part view of a component, as shown in Fig. 4 shown; Fig. Figure 6 is a partial view of a desk and an attached tube thereof in accordance with the first embodiment of the present disclosure; Fig. 7 is a single-part view of a component, as shown in Fig. 6 shown; Fig. Figure 8 is a perspective view of a desk and an attached tube thereof in accordance with the first embodiment of the present disclosure; Fig. Figure 9 is a first cross-sectional view of a desk and a fixed pipe after assembly in accordance with the first embodiment of the present disclosure; Fig. Figure 10 is a second cross-sectional view of a desk and a fixed pipe after assembly in accordance with the first embodiment of the present disclosure; Fig. Figure 11 is a third cross-sectional view of a desk and a fixed pipe after assembly in accordance with the first embodiment of the present disclosure; Fig. Figure 12 is a perspective view of a fixed pipe in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure; and Fig. Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view of a fixed tube after a fixed tube has been fitted, in accordance with the second embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0010] The precise description and technical content of this disclosure are illustrated below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the accompanying drawings are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.
[0011] With reference to Fig. 1. For a desk and a desk frame with cable management, a fixed tube 3a, as shown in the present disclosure, is provided therein in accordance with the present disclosure. Fig. 1 to 11 shown, used in the desk of the first embodiment; and a fixed tube 3b, as shown in Fig. 12 and Fig. The desk shown in 13 is used in the desk of the second embodiment.
[0012] In Fig. 4. The desk of the present disclosure comprises a desktop 600 and a desk frame with cable management T (abbreviated as desk frame); the desktop 600 is mounted on a desk frame T. The desk of the present disclosure can be any type of desk, and the present disclosure is not limited to any particular type of desk. In this embodiment, a height-adjustable desk is used as an example for clarification.
[0013] As in Fig. As shown in Figures 1 to 9, the desk frame T mainly comprises a desk frame 100. In some embodiments, the desk frame T also includes two desk legs (which are height-adjustable desk legs 500, allowing users to raise or lower the desk frame 100, although the present disclosure is not limited to this). The desk (which includes the desktop 600 and the desk frame T) is described below.
[0014] The desk frame 100 comprises a base body 1 and at least one attached tube 3a. The desktop 600 is placed on the desk frame 100 and attached to at least one attached tube 3a. In other embodiments, the number of attached tubes 3a is one, two, or more, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In this embodiment, two tubes are used as an example for illustration and are arranged symmetrically on the base body 1.
[0015] The fixed tube 3a is an enclosing tube of a fixed length and a longitudinal direction D1 defined according to its length. The term "enclosing" means that, assuming the fixed tube 3a has an axis (not shown in the figure) parallel to the longitudinal direction D1, the tube wall (unlabeled) of the fixed tube 3a has a shape that encloses the axis. For example, the fixed tube has a completely enclosing shape such as a circle, a triangle, a quadrilateral, or a polygon (as in Fig. 6 or Fig. 11) or a partially enclosing shape with a one-sided opening, such as a C-shape, a U-shape, or a V-shape. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the attached tube 3a has a triangular fully enclosing shape. The tube wall includes a support surface 32 (as shown in ...). Fig. 8 shown), an outside 33 (as in Fig. 6 shown) and an inside 34 (as in Fig. 5 shown), which enclose each other. The attached tube 3a is supported on the base of the desktop by its support surface 32 and is accordingly attached to the desktop.
[0016] The fixed pipe 3a has a cable entry channel P configured along its longitudinal direction D1 and designed for cable entry. The fixed pipe 3a also has two opposite ends that are open, as shown in Fig. Figure 6 shows two openings 31. The cable 800 enters the cable entry channel P from each end of the two openings 31 (the openings 31 are referred to as a first cable entry section) or the two openings 31 form a closed structure. In this embodiment, the two ends are closed, but the method of closing is not restricted. For example, each end (of the two openings 31) is closed with a first decorative cover C1, as shown in Figure 6. Fig. Figure 6 shows that in some embodiments, the two first decorative covers C1 are fitted tightly into the two openings 31 to achieve closure, and each first decorative cover C1 has a first cable entry section C11 connected to the cable entry channel P. In other embodiments not shown in the figure, these two ends are closed by a single one-piece fitting (not shown in the figure). It should be noted that regardless of whether the two ends of the attached tube 3a are closed by a one-piece fitting or by the first decorative cover C1, the two ends of the attached tube 3a have the first cable entry section C11 (as shown in Figure 6). Fig. 8 is shown). However, in other embodiments not shown in the figure, the first cable entry section C11 is formed only at one end of the attached tube 3a, and the first cable entry section C11 is an opening (as e.g. in Fig. 8 is shown) or an indentation (such as in Fig. 12 is shown).
[0017] In some embodiments, the base body 1 includes a strut 11 and a cable support 12, which are parallel to each other. The strut 11 is connected between the upper ends of the two height-adjustable desk legs 500 in such a way that it is allowed to move up and down. The two attached tubes 3a are symmetrically attached to two ends of the strut 11. The cable support 12 spans between the inner surfaces 34 of the two attached tubes 3a. In some embodiments, the inner surface 34 of the attached tubes 3a has a second cable entry section 341 (which is an opening or a notch) that connects to the cable entry channel P.The cable support 12 forms a groove (or cable slot) 121 with two ends that are coupled for guiding the cable through, and the cable support 12 also has at least one cable entry notch 122 that connects to the groove 121. When the cable support 12 spans the second cable entry section 341 of the two fixed pipes 3a by its two ends, the groove 121 will therefore span and connect the two second cable entry sections 341, such that the cable entry channel P will be connected to the groove 121 through the two second cable entry sections 341.
[0018] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 9, the lower surface of the desktop 600 is equipped with a hand control unit H so that users can manually control the raising and lowering of the desktop, and the hand control unit H also includes the cable 800. The cable 800 of various electronic products (including the hand control unit H) enters the cable entry channel P through a first cable entry section C11 and enters the groove (cable slot) 121 through the second cable entry section 341, thus demonstrating the required storage and / or cable management function of the cable 800. As shown in Fig. 10 in connection with Fig. As shown in Figure 8, in some embodiments the cable 800 of the computer host 91 enters the groove 121 of the cable carrier 12 through the cable entry notch 122 for storing and managing the cable 800.
[0019] Since the fixed tube 3a is an enclosing tube, the present disclosure provides the effect of enclosing a cable passage duct P for cable passage and for storing and / or managing the cable 800 inside the enclosing tube; in addition, the present disclosure also provides a more robust structure for the fixed tube 3a through the use of the enclosing tube.
[0020] As in Fig. As shown in Figures 6 to 11, in order to attach the fixed tube 3a to the strut 11 and to bridge the cable carrier 12 between the two fixed tubes 3a, the inside 34 of the fixed tube 3a is provided with two insertion slots 342 and the second cable entry section 341; the outside 33 of the fixed tube 3a is provided with two working openings 331, which correspond to the insertion slot 342 and the second cable entry section 341, respectively.
[0021] Since the outer surface 33 of the attached tube 3a is exposed from the outer surface of the desk frame 100, the working opening 331 is located on the outer surface 33, which creates an aesthetic problem. To cover the working opening 331, a second decorative cover C2 is provided on the outer surface 33 in a removable manner, both to cover the working opening 331 and to achieve an aesthetic effect. In some embodiments, at least one magnetic element C21 (as in Fig. 6) is provided on the inner surface of the second decorative cover C2. The magnetic element C21 is magnetically attached to the outer surface 33 of the attached tube 3a, which is made of metal. The magnetic element C21 is a magnet, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. Furthermore, the present disclosure is not limited to the use of a single second decorative cover C2 to cover two (or more) working openings 331, as shown in Fig. The embodiment shown in Figure 6 is limited. In other embodiments not shown in the figure, the number of second decorative covers C2 is adjusted according to the number of working openings 331; for example, two second decorative covers C2 are used to cover two working openings 331. The number of magnetic elements C21 can also be adjusted as required.
[0022] The present disclosure does not specify how the attached tube 3a should be attached to the strut 11. In this embodiment, the method described in Fig. Figures 7 to 11 are used as an example, wherein the desk frame 100 includes two fastening connection components F and two attached tubes 3a are each fastened by the two fastening connection components F at two ends of the brace 11. In some embodiments, the inner surface 34 of the attached tube 3a has two insert slots 342, which are spaced apart and correspond to the fastening position of the brace 11; and the fastening connection component F is a U-shaped structure with two convex arms F1, each corresponding to one of the two insert slots 342.
[0023] The fastening connection component F is inserted through the working opening 331 into the attached tube 3a, and then the two convex arms F1 of the fastening connection component F are inserted into the two insertion slots 342 and attached to the front and back of the strut 11, respectively. The convex arm F1 is simply fastened to the front and back of the strut 11 with the fastening component (which is a screw not shown in the figure) to secure the attached tube 3a to one end of the strut 11.
[0024] As in Fig. As shown in Figures 3 to 4, 8, 9 and 11, the desk of the present disclosure further includes an accessory 400 for one side of the desk. The accessory 400 for one side of the desk is arranged on the side of the desk. In this embodiment, the accessory 400 for one side of the desk is a hook 41 or a nameplate 42 with a projecting plate 411, 421.
[0025] A support structure 321 is provided on the support surface 32 of the attached tube 3a. The support structure 321 projects beyond the height of the support surface 32 and supports the desktop 600, such that a gap G is formed between the lower surface of the desktop 600 and the support surface 32.
[0026] By inserting the plates 411, 421 into the space G and clamping them between the desktop 600 and the support surface 32, the hook 41 and the nameplate 42 are each positioned on the side of the desktop, allowing headphones (such as headphone headphones) 94 to be hung on the hook 41 and the required graphics and text to be printed on the nameplate 42. In a preferred embodiment, a magnetic element (not shown) is embedded in the plate 411 of the hook 41, such that the plate 411 is magnetically attached to the support surface 32 of the attached tube 3a.
[0027] As in Fig. As shown in Figures 2 to 4 and 10, the desk of the present disclosure further comprises at least one mood lighting assembly 700. The mood lighting assembly 700 comprises a light guide plate 71 and a light-emitting element 72, wherein the light guide plate 71 is attached to the desk top 600 and the light-emitting element 72 is arranged near the lower edge of the surface of the light guide plate 71. In this way, the light emitted by the light-emitting element 72 is guided through the light guide plate 71 such that indirect lighting is achieved, thereby producing the visual effect of gradient lighting.It should be mentioned that the present disclosure provides a function for users to programmatically adjust the color and / or brightness of the light-emitting element 72 in order to control the light-emitting element 72 in such a way that it emits different colors and brightness of light to remind a user, for example, when the user has been sitting for a long time or when the load on the desktop 600 is too heavy. In some embodiments, the light guide plate 71 is an object that reflects light using its own surface to achieve indirect lighting, such as a curved plate, and the light-emitting element 72 is an object that emits light, such as an LED (light-emitting diode); however, the present invention is not limited to these.
[0028] With reference to Fig. 12 and Fig.13 For the fixed tube 3b of the second embodiment of the present disclosure, the fixed tube 3b of this embodiment is essentially the same as the fixed tube 3a in the first embodiment, except that the fixed tube 3b of this embodiment is a partially enclosing tube with an opening at one end, and two ends of the fixed tube 3b are formed in one piece and closed, with the required first cable entry section 36 (which is in the form of a notch, as described above) being open at the closed ends. The present disclosure does not restrict the specific shape of the partially enclosing tube; in this embodiment, a V-shape is used as an example for illustration.
[0029] The attached tube 3b has a partially enclosing tube wall 37, which forms a slot 371 (a one-sided slot) only on its upper surface along the aforementioned longitudinal direction D1. The tube wall 37 has several pairs of eyelets 372 projecting from its opposite sides, corresponding to the slot 371, and has at least one overlapping connecting plate 38. The plate 411 of the hook 41 is magnetically attached to the connecting plate 38.
[0030] Each eyelet 372 is provided with a support structure 373, each support structure 373 projects beyond the height of the attached tube 3b, and the support structure 373 is used to raise the desktop 600 in such a way that the required gap G is formed between the lower surface of the desktop 600 and the attached tube 3b. In one embodiment, the support structure 373 is bent from the eyelet 372 in a single piece to form a plate.
[0031] Therefore, the fixed pipe 3b of the second embodiment also exhibits all the effects of the fixed pipe 3a of the first embodiment.
[0032] In summary, the above description shows that the desk of the present disclosure and its desk frame with cable management certainly achieve the expected purpose and effect and overcome the disadvantages of the related field and are therefore duly filed for patent application.
[0033] The above embodiments are intended to enable the person skilled in the art to understand the technical content of the present disclosure and to implement the disclosure accordingly; however, these embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be understood that all variants of equivalent techniques that fall within the scope of the invention and the appended claims should likewise be included within the scope of the present disclosure.